The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-19

on Wednesday, at Beene Headquarters Cleveland,
o. by the election OF D. D. Laying president of each;
All the other Offices were filed by the reelection of
Che old officers.
The for Florida travel is nearing its end and
thus far the volume of business from the Northern
and Eastern States has fallen fully 30 cent below
that of last year. 1t is stated by passenger agents
that the low rates to California points drew travel
from the Florida lines.
The c.. l., st. L. q c. road earned in the second
week in March S51 1852. Increase over that of
the corresponding week in 1886 $645. 80. There
an increase in earnings from passenger business and
In local freight while there sharp decrease in
the earnings on through business.
1t is stated that the Chicago & West Michigan road
is to be extended to the Straits of Macknae Parties
said to be interested in this movement WELL as
1t would open up profitable market for the coal pro-
duced on the line of the G. g. l. G. road.
The Pennsylvania Company will soon commence the
erection of freight depot sheds and tracks at Louis
vile between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets that
will cost abont $3.50, 900 and will be used by the j.
NJ & /. Airline and L., N A. Sc G. railroads. The
building will be of brick, trimmed with stone.
Everything is in readiness to change the gauge
OF the Dayton 81 Ironton road to standard gauge and
April has been fixed upon the date to make the
Improvement Boston papers say that the road is to
be extended to Bepre. opposite Petersburg, where
connection will be made with the Baltimore & Ohio.
President Ingalls,, of the Co. L., st. L. & c. has con
tracted with the Schenectady locomotive works to
build for this road six more heavy freight engines of
the pattern of the four received from these works last
year. The works crowded with orders that 1t
will be months before they fill the Big Four
order.
The representatives of the roads in the Middle and
Western States interested in the lumber traffic held
meeting in Chicago on Thursday. for the purpose OF
arranging the tariff on lumber. There good at
tendance and free discussion, but result was
reached, and the meeting adjourned until the 22d Of
this month
The L., n. A. 6 G. road earned the first week in
spending week in 1886 So 500. The earnings Of the
road since Jan. have increased those of the
corresponding period last year $6l. 459. The in
CREASE in passenger earnings has been fully as marked
as in the freight earnings.
Nearly 900 fruit cars awaiting loads of oranges
ct Riverside Los Angeles. San Bernardino and other
southern California points. As fast these
be loaded they are dispatched to Chicago and New
York, Cincinnati. indianapolis, Louisville and other
points. As all the cars now used have patent vent-
lators the fruit is arriving at its destination well
served.
James McHenry, says the Cleveland Leader. who
for months has been mourned dead. is out in
another long letter, under date of Feb "a, to the
bond and shareholders of the Atlantic & Great West
gTIi. tlTe 0.--Mr. McHenry says he
wants save the property though the waves ,, run
high-6hd although he may not be the most skillful
pilot in the extremity, he claims TO be the most per
sistent one.
The Reading management has advanced the wages
of trackmen along the entire line to take effect
April l. from 81 10 to 81. 20 per day. and advanced
the wages of hagmen freight handlers coalshovelers
etc. in varying ratios from to Is cent. 1t is
derstood that this is Mr. Corbns policy of retrench
ment--to first squeeze everywhere and where it will
aot be borne to then give proper compensation and
build up as he calls it.
There are some fifty pooling associations rail.
road associations OF character which out of
existence on the LIST of next month, and with their
g Of esrs w be pho1 obs To
the Interstate commerce bill is unfortunate deal.
Some have been wise enough to see the cloud over
pools coming and have already secured good posi-
tions, but the number is few.
The local passenger and freight office of the Cinein.
natl Wabash g Michigan road is to be removed from
the corner room on Meridian street and the Union
rka 10 he md hA no Oc-
cuped by the Decline. The two companies will oc-
cupy the room jointly. The Baltimore q Ohio Ex-
press Company will take the vacated by the c..
w. & M. for their depot Office which will be very
convenient for the express company.
The Western Railway Club. of Chicago. discussed
the subject of raroadcar heating. and examined six
different systems at their meeting Tuesday night
A committee, consisting OF w. D. Scott. William For
sythe and J. NJ. Barr, appointed to confer with
the various railroad managers and superintendent OF
that city to experiments on the roads running
out of Chicago in the continuous steam heating sys
TENS. so that each might have fair trial.
Said railroad official yesterday. who Is high in au
thority: "There a determination with the railroad
who do not propose to haul freghts passengers
at loss to make tho ratecutting roads show thei,
hand after the new law goes into effect the agent
who bills freight sells ticket below the published
rates Of the company in whose employ the agent i.
will be dealt with severely, and the full penaltie:
attached to transgressing the law will be enforced X
the letter.
The indianapolis. Decatur & Springfield road ha
been operated two years under the present traffic man
and tine earnings of the road per month
in, the year ending Feb %. 1887. $3S $50. 10
against S35 OO6 OF for the twelve months ending Feb
ona year over the first per month. $3 533 49, In tn
year ending Feb. o. 1886, the road operated Oh
II S4-lOO per cent of the gross earnings; last yea
on IS 4-1OO per cent.
As the light business eastbeund the g. l.. st. L.
c. has been doing the last few days out of Chicago
exciting comment, it may be well to bear i
mind that President Ingalls, is sharp enough whe
rates are low and he is allowed certain per cent in
pool to let the other fellows haul the business an
a. 1;xx, all %aa
Is now ST.. 900 better off by keeping of Chi
cago while rates so low than he would have bee
had he met the rates some of the Chicago roads ar
making.
With the resignation of F. l.. Whitney assistau
general passenger and ticket agent of the Michiea
Central road, several changes in this department ar
announced. w. Il. Busenbark has been appointed a.
sstant general passenger agent and George E. Kin
assistant gene, al ticket agent Both will have the
Offices in Chicago. Mr.. Busenbark will relieve Mr. Ruiz
giles of much routine work and travel allowing hin
to devote time to the general supervision of tn
passenger department Mr. King is at present ticks
accountant Of the company at Detroit, and a yer
able official. -
The freight department Of the PENNSYLVANIA Con
pany gives notice that all existing agreements pc
cottages otherwise, for the division of throug
rates between all points the lines of the compan
and all points the lines of connecting roads wi
cease April 4. This comranyi is DESTROYS of contn,
ing to interchange traffic with its connections unde
the conditions imposed by the Interstate IN ere
law when practicable, and railroad companies who d
sire such interchange are requested to commun;cai
Pennsylvania Company The purpose of the motto,
it is said is 10 abrogate certain contracts that
desirable under the interstate Law.
Inquiry develops the fact that there is a CROWN
feeling among passenger men in favor of continun
the use of mileage tickets. One of the chief obje
TONS says u general passenger agent to mileaa
books has been that conductors too frequently NAH
mistakes in the hurry of collecting fares or in som
instances. for their personal benefit. If conductc
tears out hundred miles for two hundred tra
eled the holder of the mileage ticketwi sot complain
but should he accidentally remove POI miles he Sc
dom fails to be aprised of the fact by the holder
the ticket Then there is another aDnse That
lending the mileage-book TO parties who not el
titled to use it. 10 overcome in some measure thes